FAB Força Aérea Brasileira | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Mon, 27 May 2013 20:03:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Brazilian Air Force Jet Engine Catches Fire https://airflightdisaster.com/brazilian-air-force-jet-engine-catches-fire/ Mon, 27 May 2013 20:01:12 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=24951 On May 26, 2013, a FAB Força Aérea Brasileira Boeing KC-137 (707-324C) developed problems during takeoff from the airport in Port au Prince, Haiti, bound for Manaus. The flight was making a takeoff run when its engine caught on fire. The plane veered off the runway, with the landing gear broken off. Twelve crew and...

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On May 26, 2013, a FAB Força Aérea Brasileira Boeing KC-137 (707-324C) developed problems during takeoff from the airport in Port au Prince, Haiti, bound for Manaus. The flight was making a takeoff run when its engine caught on fire.

The plane veered off the runway, with the landing gear broken off.

Twelve crew and 131 passengers were bound for a peacekeeping mission in Haiti. No one was injured.

The official statement came from Air Brigadier Kanitz Marcelo Damasceno, Head of the Center of Social Communication of Aeronautics

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